http://theshrinkingworld.com The effects of globalization on our business and personal lives. How do we benefit? Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:51:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems the one laptop for every child left behind is off to a slow start, so the backers have now decided to try to kick up the giving spirit. For each laptop bought at $399.00 you will get a second laptop for personal use or even better put that one ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/26/buy-one-laptop-for-needy-get-one-free/ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at Columbia University for over two hours. In what could probably only happen in America, the president ripped the US which it claimed was sponsoring terrorist organizations. Could you imagine President Bush in Tehran giving a speech that Irans leader is a terrorist and supports terrorists. Somehow I ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/25/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-speaks-at-columbia-university/   It seems President Bush will skip all the meetings being held at the U.N. on global warming, but will find time to make it to the dinner. I'm not saying I'm the biggest green peace maven on the planet, but I think I would find time to at least ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/24/bush-skipping-out-of-un-global-warming-talks/ Can you talk about globalization without oil? With oil running at record prices many are asking how high can it go. If you ask the producers they will say it should not be this high, but they have no control over it "cough". One does have to wonder why the ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/21/the-80-dollar-a-barrel-debate/ Why do I have to watch Russia slip further away from the global landscape and what seems to be more of the old "Iron Curtain" attitude. I really thought they were heading in the right direction. It seems Putin who has been a lousy leader IMO, wants to really shape ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/21/the-putin-generation/ When I first read the headlines of this article my first thought was this was to do with circumcision for young infants or boys. After reading however I found myself in shock that this kind of thing actually still happens. This site is focused on globalization and the respect of ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/20/genital-cutting-uproar-in-egypt/ It seems Mr. Greenspan is worried about backlash to the globalization trend. Stating in his new book "He worries that the backlash to globalization could create a “truly serious economic crisis". I would tend to agree with his hypothesis, although I think he should talk a whole lot less these ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/19/greenspan-worries-about-globalization-backlash-in-book/ The Iphone will hit the UK on Nov 9th according to Mr Jobs. As an Iphone owner myself I would highly recommend our British friends pick one up. It really is a game changer (at least it was for me). I hated the big clunky Blackberry or Treo lines and ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/18/iphone-to-sell-in-uk-on-nov-9th/ Well if you thought that the old ladies pulling their money out of Countrywide was bad, just take a look at this one. Are people wanting to go back to the mattress piggy banks or what? I'm not sure how their banking system is as far as insurance(FDIC Equivalent), but ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/18/britain-trying-to-calm-bank-run/ Here's a real shocker. Russia and china are spying on us. I guess the fact that it's at cold war levels would shock some, but why would anyone expect anything less? It's not like we're not spying on them. In this day and age the act of spying is as ... http://theshrinkingworld.com/2007/09/18/china-and-russia-spying-at-cold-war-levels/